The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Madison County Mass Transit District a $4,725,000 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of the award is to purchase seven (7) 40-foot heavy-duty transit replacement buses. The expected outcome is that the new buses will reduce breakdowns and provide more reliable transit service for the residents of Madison County. This federal grant award will...
The Madison County Mass Transit District was awarded an $8.4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support the acquisition of spare parts, support vehicles, equipment for bus inspections, and project administration costs from May 2021 through March 2026. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional...
This $3,908,690 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) will support a range of capital projects and operational improvements for the Madison County Mass Transit District in Illinois. Specifically, the funding will be used to: make access and video security improvements across the district's service area; install new bus stop shelters; purchase safety and security equipment for buses; acquire...
The Madison County Mass Transit District (MCMTD) was awarded a $10.768 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support public transit operations from October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2029. MCMTD will use the funding to cover costs associated with operating, maintaining, and managing the public transportation system in Madison County, Illinois. This includes wages and benefits for drivers, mechanics, fuelers,...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $7,969,489 was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this award is to fund the procurement of ten (10) 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid replacement buses for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) and related training for MTD employees. The activities to be performed include issuing a purchase order to...
The City of Madison-Metro Transit was awarded a $14.98 million Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 15, 2021 to fund transit operations and capital projects through March 30, 2026. $3.98 million will support operations to address reduced ridership and service during the COVID-19 pandemic now that CARES Act and ARPA funding have been exhausted. An additional $5 million will replace IT hardware on buses and acquire new...
This $17,232,497 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) in Illinois is intended to expand and maintain the agency's bus fleet. The key activities to be performed include procuring diesel-electric hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, completing the bus builds, testing and accepting the buses, and deploying them into revenue service. The expected outcome is for MTD to continue...
This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will fund the replacement of antiquated paper-driven processes at Rides Mass Transit District, a local government transit authority in southern Illinois. The grant will support the purchase, installation, training, and implementation of various transportation technology upgrades,...
This $32,558,550 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) will fund the City of Madison's deployment of 60 new articulated battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure, and bus facility renovation projects. The grant will enable the City of Madison - Metro Transit to expand sustainable public transit services, reduce...
This federal Formula Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), provides $14,986,928 in federal funding to the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (Metro Transit) for vehicle replacement projects. Specifically, the grant will fund the replacement of up to 30 buses in Metro Transit's Missouri fleet, using $6,929,960 in Congestion...